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Karzai Condemns Suicide Attack Against Spy Agency
President Hamid Karzai has condemned Wednesday's suicide attack on Afghanistan's spy agency offices in Kabul warning insurgents that they will not achieve anything with such violence. In a statement...
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TOLOnews 16 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai has condemned Wednesday's suicide attack on Afghanistan's spy agency offices in Kabul warning insurgents that they will not achieve anything with such...
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Obama's Kenyan Half-Brother Running for Political Seat
President Barack Obama's Kenyan half brother has launched his own political career by announcing his intention to run for a Kenyan county gubernatorial seat in the upcoming March 4 elections. Read...
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Solar Experts See Strong Potential in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water has not worked sufficiently on supporting solar power in Afghanistan despite its strong potential, solar companies said in Kabul Wednesday. A number of solar...
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Bribes Rampant in Rural Projects: Contractors
Afghan contractors have warned they will halt projects contracted with the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) if rampant corruption of local officials asking for bribes from...
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Helmand Residents Protest Against Insurgency
Residents of the Nahr-e-Siraj district in southern province of Helmand have held a protest against insurgents after violent attacks in the district show no sign of stopping. Local officials pledged...
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Afghan Govt Rejects Gallup Poll on Internet Reach
The Afghan government has dismissed the findings of international research consultant Gallup that only three percent of Afghan households have access to the internet, saying internet coverage is...
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MOI to Form ALP ‘Coordination Centres’
Afghan Local Police (ALP) coordinator centres will be formed in eight provinces to monitor their activities and improve mutual relations between local police and the public, the Ministry of Interior...
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Two Girls Seek Justice in Multiple Rape Cases
Two girls are seeking justice for two separate rape cases in Afghanistan's central and northern provinces, both accusing government personnel of raping them after they sought help from a previous...
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TOLOnews 17 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: There is no reason for anyone to be fearful of an Afghan-US security agreement unless they favor instability in the region, the US envoy to Afghanistan said Thursday....
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Afghan-US Security Pact Poses No Threat: US Envoy
There is no reason for anyone to be fearful of an Afghan-US security agreement unless they favor instability in the region, the US envoy to Afghanistan said Thursday.James Cunningham said that the...
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Major Attack Launched Against NDS Office in Kabul
Six men launched an attack on the National Directorate of Security (NDS) facility in Kabul's Sedarat area at midday, detonating a car bomb at the gate before attempting to storm the facility. All six...
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Insurgents Will Soon Have No Excuse for Fighting: Stanekzai
Insurgents will no longer have any excuse to continue their violent attacks after US forces hand Bagram prison fully to Afghan forces and the transition of the country's security is complete under the...
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Nangarhar Govt Bodies Owe $20m Electricity Bills
Many government organisations in eastern Nangarhar province owe a combined $20 million to the state-owned electricity provider Breshna, the provincial office of the power administrator said Tuesday....
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Parwan Woman Found Hanged at Home
The death of a 22-year-old woman found hanging in her home in the central Parwan province on Tuesday afternoon is under investigation, local officials said Wednesday. Provincial spokeswoman Roshan...
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Three NDS Staff Killed in Uruzgan
Two National Directorate of Security (NDS) staff have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Uruzgan province while attempting to defuse another bomb nearby, the day after an NDS police officer...
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MOD Trains Staff to Take Over Military Procurement
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence (MOD) will take over military procurement responsibilities for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) from the Nato-led forces in line with the transition of...
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Parliament Rejects 1392 Budget, Again
Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected for the second time the national budget for 1392 (Mar 2013-Mar 2014), citing disagreement over the allocation of funds. "The 196 billion Afs (US$3.82 bn) normal budget...
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Karzai Condemns Suicide Attack Against Spy Agency
President Hamid Karzai has condemned Wednesday's suicide attack on Afghanistan's spy agency offices in Kabul warning insurgents that they will not achieve anything with such violence. In a statement...
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TOLOnews 16 January 2013
Top news in this Bulletin: President Hamid Karzai has condemned Wednesday's suicide attack on Afghanistan's spy agency offices in Kabul warning insurgents that they will not achieve anything with such...
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